One of my first and most popular posts is the Collembolan orgy. I get hits from it nearly every day… you know, people searching for the word ‘orgy’. Well, with a second post entitled so, Google will hopefully up Montegraphia’s rank for the keyword… I’ll get even more curious folks.
Anyway, I collected a few of these guys for Dr. Foote. They seem to be everywhere in the wetland, but something about this Nymphea flower caused them to react a bit differently. Are they pollen eaters?
Another thing; How do I sweep for flies in a wetland? When the net gets wet, it is extremely difficult to pull flies out into the kill jar.
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What’s hard… getting them out of the net or getting them into the jar? Sometimes it’s easier to just have a dish (tupperware or something) full of alcohol to dump them into. Although I don’t know if that would be any easier in a wetland…
It’s hard to get them out of the wet net, since they stick to it. I don’t really have access to much alcohol, but maybe I can use some soapy water. Vamos a ver…
That is the most serious sexual dimorphism in body size I’ve have ever seen.
What about the angler fish?! The males are literally a sperm packet.
Have I seen an angler fish?! Nope! Just the Green Porno rendition of one, but you are certainly right.